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Ah, the old Kindle versus Nook debate. Which one’s right for you? Let’s find out in a spec-by-spec showdown. This information is accurate as of 8/25/10.
Price
The Wi-Fi-only version of the Kindle costs $139; the Nook …
Shank
Publisher: EA
Developer: Klei Entertainment
Systems it’s available on: Xbox 360, PS3
ESRB rating: M for Mature
System reviewed on: PS3
The beauty of Shank is that it doesn’t overreach. The downloadable brawler makes good on a simple mandate: stabbing, shredding and shooting a whole lot of bad guys.
The first thing you …
2000s:
• Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
• At the Drive-In, “One Armed Scissor”
• Avenged Sevenfold, “The Beast & the Harlot”
• Dover, “King George”
• The Bronx, “False Alarm”
• The Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1”
• HIM …
Felix Baumgartner is expected to jump out of a gondola from the Earth’s stratosphere – roughly 23 miles or 120,000 feet high. The Red Bull Stratos Project was first announced in January but a jump date wasn’t announced until recently. Baumgartner, a professional skydiver and BASE jumper, will not only break the free fall record …
The backside of the dock sports two iPod nano slots, a three-port USB hub, three memory card readers, …
Today, TIME rolled out its picks for 2010’s 50 Best Websites. This year’s crop proves itself a quintessential part of the Web, whether you’re researching, shopping or simply just browsing. But, as more and more users take their Internet usage on the road, we’ve become increasingly in tuned to the way our favorite sites translate to …
It appears that rumors from back in June suggesting Gmail would be integrating the Google Voice service into its chat features might be getting closer to reality. CNET has some screenshots and more information about what may be the marrying of Google Talk, Google Voice, and Gmail.
UPDATE: Well, that was quick. Looks like it’s up and …
Tom Taylor is a young Australian dramatist who’s just started writing comics in the past few years, but he’s already making a splash, writing The Authority and several indie graphic novels. American audiences probably know him best for his Star Wars comics, though; we talked to him about his upcoming plans for a galaxy far, far away.
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While we debate over whether or not Google is scheming to do evil things with Verizon, there’s no denying the simple fact that checking out what’s underneath the surface of the Earth’s oceans on your mobile phone isn’t cool.
The latest version of Google Earth (v1.1) for Android allows you to “look around” and see what’s …
We’ve heard this before, haven’t we?
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is in “advanced talks” with News Corp. and others (Disney, CBS) to bring 99-cent TV show rentals to iTunes. The Fox deal will supposedly give renters a 48-hour window to consume rentals. One of Bloomy’s sources also said Apple plans to introduce a new …
Director Doug Liman may have flirted with SF action movies before – I’m one of those who prefers to pretend that Jumper doesn’t really exist – but now that he’s been confirmed as the director of All You Need Is Kill, based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s 2004 novel, I’m hoping he’ll bring his full-on Bourne Identity kinetic energy to the …
